The Legal Regulations of the West Bank under the Oslo Agreements

الملخص

This study examines the legal system in the West Bank under the framework of the Oslo Agreements; analyzing the complex legal reality resulting from the succession of ruling authorities over Palestine, including the Ottoman Empire, British Mandate, Jordanian rule, Israeli occupation, and the Palestinian National Authority. The paper focuses on the continued enforcement of Israeli military orders in Palestinian courts, despite the establishment of a Palestinian legislative framework, and explores the dual legal regime governing Israeli settlers and Palestinians living in the same geographic area. It further assesses the legal status of Israeli settlements in the West Bank under international law and discusses how this legal fragmentation undermines Palestinian sovereignty and the viability of a future Palestinian state. The study concludes that the existing legal framework is a major obstacle to Palestinian self-determination and proposes the one-state solution as a just and comprehensive alternative to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.